Louis Joseph Amarando (September 26, 1915 - October 23, 1969) was a Democratic politician from

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who served in the state House of Representatives and as Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions. Amarando was born in Philadelphia in 1915. He graduated from

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and attended the

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before becoming an accountant and insurance broker. He married Julia Colanzi in 1936, with whom he had two sons. Amarando was active in local charitable and political causes, becoming leader of the 26th Ward Democratic Executive Committee. He also served as vice president of the Broad Street Trust Company. He was elected to the state legislature in 1948, representing

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and

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s. When the Philadelphia Register of Wills, Joseph A. Scanlon, died in 1957, Amarando was named to replace him. In the special election for the post that year, he won an easy victory over his

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opponent. Amarando was elected to a full four-year term as chief clerk of the court of quarter sessions in 1959, and again in 1963. The non-partisan

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praised Amarando's devotion to efficiency in his office, but he often clashed with Democratic party leaders

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and

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He was nonetheless popular in the city, and ''

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'' described him as "politically unbeatable." In 1969, Amarando died suddenly while en route to Philadelphia's Methodist Hospital.

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